Manx History, Heritage & Culture Podcasts

Manx History, Heritage & Culture:

MANX RADIO OLD NEWS:

OLD NEWS 17 MAY 2026 Horse Trams
As yet another deadline for restoration of the horse tram tracks along the full length of the promenade is missed, H looks back at they're somewhat chequered history . . and gasps with amazement at how many folk they used to carry back in the day!

MANX RADIO'S ISLAND LIFE SERIES:

How can farming survive in the modern world?
Farming industry on the Isle of Man is facing a lot of challenges.at the moment, what with the storms and rain we've had in the past few years and the rising operating costs. And for one young farmer, he also has to deal with the fact that his land is disappearing by a metre a year because of coastal erosion. Amy Griffiths speaks to Thomase Cleator, who single-handedly runs a sheep farm in the north of the Island.

THE ARCHIVE ROOM:

A couple of tourism trailblazers plus memories of the Derby Castle - and a Guild recordbreaker!
In this episode of The Archive Room, we tell the story of Cunningham's Camp, and of the Falcon Cliff Hotel - plus there are memories of the Derby Castle, and we celebrate 100-year-old Laurence Kermode becoming the oldest person ever to compete and win a class in the Manx Music Festival

AT YOUR SERVICE:

Jesus, jokes, juggling - and a visit to a ruined church - it's all here today!
20-year-old Genesis Padgett is the current Youth President of the Methodist Church - here they share the vision and vitality they bring to the role - and we're back in the Keystones programme archive for a visit to the ruins of St Trinian's church - plus notice board news and music too.

PAUSE FOR A POEM:

1. PAUSE FOR A POEM - Joan Bennett
Join H as he turns back the years and flips through the pages of "Pause for a Poem" - a Manx Radio feature back in 1970s. Did you feature?!

MANX RADIO AT 60:

Manx Radio at 60: The Last Look
John Moss takes a final trip into the archives to relive some of the finest interviews and features we've brought you throughout our 60th anniversary year.

KELLY'S EYE:

KELLY'S EYE - CLARENCE TERRACE
David and Peter look at well-known terrace from the 1840s and some new buildings there . .

ISLE OF MAN HERITAGE RAILWAYS:

MANX ELECTRIC RAILWAYS 130th ANNIVERSARY
A continuation of Mike Buttell's journey through history on our Heritage Transport in a year of Anniversary Celebrations. This week: Mike completes the journey to Ramsey, remembers a landslip that might have seen the end of the Railway and reveals a top secret service at the top of Snaefell, in this final part of our series about the Island's pioneering and much loved form of transport.

TERRY CRINGLE'S HISTORY MAN:

The History Man - 18th December 2022
In this archive edition, Terry looks at the history of Noble's Hospital.

THE CHARLES GUARD SERIES

Giles Job relives childhood memories of Derby Castle
Giles Job lived in the Derby Castle Hotel as a child in the late 1940s. At the time the building was divided into two apartments and he and his family lived in one of them.
On a recent visit to the Isle of Man he took the opportunity to talk to Charles Guard about his memories of the living there, including anecdotes about the Derby Castle theatre, the dance hall and the underground maze of cellars and passages that he explored as a young boy.